Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoOrganic Maps migrates to Forgejo due to GitHub account blocked by Microsoft.programming.devimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up11.17Kfile-text
arrow-up11.17KimageOrganic Maps migrates to Forgejo due to GitHub account blocked by Microsoft.programming.devTea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGerowen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 days agoWhy did they get removed? I feel like I’m missing a whole backstory here.
minus-squareExLisperAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoApparently, one of the contributors did a push while visiting Cuba and since Cuba in sanctioned by US they just blocked the entire repo. Insane.
minus-squareExLisperAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43492578 Other places mentioned ‘U.S. sanctioned region’.
Why did they get removed? I feel like I’m missing a whole backstory here.
Apparently, one of the contributors did a push while visiting Cuba and since Cuba in sanctioned by US they just blocked the entire repo. Insane.
Source?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43492578
Other places mentioned ‘U.S. sanctioned region’.